Caution

Chicken Pie

by Mrs Budd's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078185033007 · Mrs Budd's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078185033007 · Serving size 1 cup (227 g)

The verdict

Chicken Pie by Mrs Budd's scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 67 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 67-component record, beginning with Chicken Broth, Wheat Flour, White Chicken Meat. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 67 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

85033007 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chicken Pie label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 67 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH White Frosted Pretzels · ±0 BOOK-OFF …033007 · July 2026

15 of 67 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 85033007 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: White Frosted Pretzels · Nearest score peer is White Frosted Pretzels at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Chicken Pie: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chicken Pie85/1002. White Frosted Pretzels: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. White Frosted Pretzels85/1003. Microwave Pop Corn: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Microwave Pop Corn85/1004. Jolly time, healthy pop, kettle corn: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Jolly time, healthy pop, …85/1005. Kettle Corn: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Kettle Corn85/100
High-band neighbours for Chicken Pie (85/100) outside Mrs Budd's.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Chicken Pie
85/100
White Frosted Pretzels
85/100
Microwave Pop Corn
85/100
Jolly time, healthy pop, kettle corn
85/100
Kettle Corn
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Chicken Pie scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Chicken Pie lists 67 ingredients on its label

67 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 67 (93rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 7,008 Frozen foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 67 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken Broth
2
Wheat Flour
3
White Chicken Meat
4
Chicken Breast Meat
5
Water
6
Modified Food Starch
7
Salt And Sodium Phosphate
8
Vegetable Oil
9
Palm
10
Soybean Oils
11
Carrots
12
Green Beans
13
Corn
14
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
15
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
17
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
19
Cheese
20
Cheddar And Semisoft
21
Pasteurized Milk
22
Cheese Culture
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Enzymes
25
Less Than 2% Monosodium Glutamate
26
Sodium Phosphate
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
29
Butter
30
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
31
Spice
32
Artificial Flavor
33
Tricalcium Phosphate
34
Bacon Bits
35
Smoke Flavoring
36
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
38
Brown Sugar
39
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
40
Chicken Fat
41
Margarine
42
Liquid Soybean Oil
43
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
44
Mono & Diglycerides
45
Sodium Benzoate Added As A Preservative
46
Bacon Flavor
47
Rendered Bacon Fat And Bacon Bits
48
Cured With Water
49
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
50
Sodium Phosphates
51
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
52
Natural Smoke Flavor
53
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
54
Natural Flavor
55
Sweet Dry Whey
56
Msg
57
Flavorings
58
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
59
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
60
Nonfat Dry Milk
61
Autolyzed Yeast
62
Whole Eggs
63
Spices
64
Chicken Broth
65
Soy Lecithin
66
Soluble Turmeric
67
Chicken Meat

Full Ingredient List

Chicken broth, wheat flour, white chicken meat (chicken breast meat, water, modified food starch, salt and sodium phosphate), vegetable oil (palm and/or soybean oils), carrots, green beans, water, corn, cheddar cheese flavor (whey, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, whey protein concentrate, maltodextrin, cheese [cheddar and semisoft (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, less than 2% monosodium glutamate, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, citric acid, butter, autolyzed yeast extract, spice, artificial flavor, tricalcium phosphate), modified food starch, bacon bits (water, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain sugar, brown sugar, potassium chloride), chicken fat, butter, margarine (liquid soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, lecithin, mono & diglycerides, sodium benzoate added as a preservative), natural bacon flavor (maltodextrin, rendered bacon fat and bacon bits, [cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, natural smoke flavor], partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, silicon dioxide, natural flavor [contains natural smoke flavor]), salt, sugar, sweet dry whey, monosodium glutamate, flavorings, sodium propionate, hydrolyzed soy protein, maltodextrin, nonfat dry milk, autolyzed yeast, dried whole eggs, spices, dehydrated chicken broth, soy lecithin, soluble turmeric, dehydrated chicken meat.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chicken Pie

Neighbours outside Mrs Budd's with screening scores in the same high band as Chicken Pie (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Mrs Budd's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chicken Pie's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 67-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Chicken Pie's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0078185033007: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.